Total Crime Rate

31.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beetham Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Burton and Holme , and the 342nd lowest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beetham Road (LA7 7QL) in the last 12 months was 31.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% higher than the Burton and Holme average (21.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beetham Road (LA7 7QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkhead, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Square (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Beetham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkhead Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harmony Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Ashes Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Ashes Under investigation

Data Sources

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